Bottle-crate.



C. A. SEIPERT.

BOTTLE CRATE.

APPLICATION PIKLBD HAY 3,4913.

Patented Sept. 29,1914.

G. A. SEIFERT.

BOTTLE CRATE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY a, 1913.

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Inventor Attorneys CHARLES A. SEIIIIEEB'T,1 0F NEWBERN, NORTH VCAROLINA.

BOTTLE-enum.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application led May 8, 1913. Serial No. 765,369.

. T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. SEIFERT,

a citizenof the United States, residing at Newbern, in the county of Craven and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Bottle-Crate, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bottle crates, one object of the invention being the provision of mea-nswhereby the end walls of the crate are reinforced, such reinforcement constituting the fastening means for securing the bottom and front and rear walls thereto, and also providing a means to prevent thevsplintering or breaking of the ends, thus making a more durable shipping crate.

A further object of the presentinvention is the provision of a bottle shipping crate in which the lid or cover is provided with a` hinge, such hinge being connected to the top or cover by means of metal reinforcing rods which hold the sections of the lid against separation, thus reinforcing the same throughout its length and providing a rigid durable cover for the crate.

ff'e. still further object of the invention, is the provision of means which will increase the utility and durability of a crate of this character, and in which the bottles will be supported above the bottom and in proper partitions, such bottom being secured in place without the employment of auxiliary 'fastening means while the partitions are readily removed 'and placed in the crate at will.

lit/lith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed 4without departing from the spirit of the' invention.

ln the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view ef the complete crate with the lid in open position, and with the bottle partition removed from one section of the crate. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the crate with the cover open. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one end wall of the crate looking from the interior, showing portions of the front, bottom and rear walls, the metal reinforcement in the end wall thereof, being shown both full and dotted lines. Fig. It is aj bottom perspective view of the lid or cover per se, dotted lines illustrating the position of the transverse reinforcing rods therethrough. Fig. 5 is a perspective view taken from the under-side at the hinging edge of the cover. Fig. 6 is a perspective viewy of the rear upper edge of the rear wall of the crate showing the hinging rod and detachable hinging member secured thereto. Fig. 7 is a view illustrating the metal reinforcement for the bottom ofthe crate.

Referring to the drawings. the numerals 1 and 2 designate the two end Walls of the crate, 3 the front wall, l the rear wall and 5 the bottom thereof', the cover 6, as will presently appear, being properly hinged t0 form the necessary closure for the upper open end of the crate.

A. central partition 7 is provided, and. as shown, is provided with the o-ppositely dis posed transverse slotsJ 8, which coact with the single alined slots 9 9 of the respective end walls l and 2 to retain the perforated bottoms 10 in place, such bottoms being spaced above the bottom 5 and designed to retain the lower end of the bottles from the bottom 5, and thus prevent them from being broken through any undue strain upon the bottom rFhe partition 7 is further provided with the shoulder portions at 11, upon each side thereof which coact with the shoulder portions 12-12 of the ends 1 and 2 respectively, to permit of the introduction of the bottle sustaining partitions 13 and yet so hold the same that they may be readily inserted or withdrawn when desired.

The end walls l and 2 and the partition 7 are provided with the two transverse bores 14, for the reception of the reinforcing and fastening rods 15, `whose respective terminals are disposed to project within the sockets 15 of the front and rear walls 3 and 4, and these rods being secured in proper position to hold the walls 3 and 4 relatively to the ends and partition of the crate by means of the nuts 19. Vertical bores 16 are formed in the end walls 1 and 2 and in the partitions 7 to receive the vertical reinforcing rods 17, said rods 17 terminating at their upper ends in the sockets 18 in which are properly seated upon the threaded ends of the rods 17, the nut-s 17', the lower ends of the rods extending through the bottom 5 and engaging the ception of the locking nuts 26.

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the partition 7. The rods 17, as shov'vn,

are threaded at a through the rods 15,' thus providing a rigid metal frame Within each1 end Wall 1 and 2 and in the partition 7, and holding the same, Whether constructed of a single board or of a plurality of strips, againstl separation or breakage.

The lid or cover 6 may be composed of a single board ora plurality of panels, as shown in Fig. 4, the rear edge being provided with the two extreme recessed portions 21, and the two slots or recesses 22 intermediate of the ends which constitute, as will presently appear, receptacles for the hinging members or eyes 29.. A longitudinal groove 23 is formed in the under surface of the cover 6' at a point intermediate, of the ends of the recesses 2l and slots 22, for the reception of the .hinging rod 24, the same extending the full length of the lid or cover and provided at its extreme ends with the screw threads 25 for the re- The portion of the rod 24 bridging the recesses 22 and extending into the notches 21, re-

ceive the hooked hinging terminals 29, which are socketed members and are detachably secured to the upper threaded 'ends 27 of the reinforcing rods 28 of the rear Walls 4. The cotters b provide a means for securing the soclreted hinging members 29 detachabl;1 to the upper threaded ends of the rods 28.

In order to properly reinforce the cover 6 and maintain the same against splinting or the separation of the sections thereof, a plurality of rods 30 are provided, the same being extended through the hinging rod 24, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, thus holding the hinging rod in proper place and are themselves secured in place by means of the nuts 31, Which are seated Within the sockets 32 formed upon the respective frontl and rear edges of the cover or lid 6. By this construction it Will be seen that the bottom 5 shall be reinforced similar to the cover 6, so that all of the exposed Walls or surfaces of the crate are held against splinting and separation, the reinforcing portions thereof being incased Within the carrying member so that said reinforcements cannot be bent or otherwise distorted, and will at all times maintain t-he carrying elements in proper position, the respective bottom, front and rear Walls being connected by screw and bolt connections so that the same nl y be readily separated and yet be mainta #ed in the desired assembled position at all times. i

What is claimed is: 1. A crate, having two end walls, a bot- Itom, rear Wall and front Wall, a plurality of vertical reinforcing rods carried by and incased in the rear wall, the upper ends thereof being projected above the upper edge of the rear Wall, a cover, a hinging rod mounted longitudinally within the cover, and eoperating means carried by the upper terminals of the reinforcing rods of the rear Wall and said rod for hingedly connecting the cover to the rear wall.

2. A crate, having two end walls, a front and rear Wall, and a bottom, a plurality of reinforcing rods disposed in the rear wall and having their upper ends projecting above the upper edge of the rear wall, a cover, a hinging rod mounted longitudinally Within the cover, and detachable coperating means carried by the upper tern'iinals of the reinforcing rods of the rear wall and said hingin.D rod for hingedly connecting the cover to the rear Wall.

3. A crate, having two end Walls, a front and a rear Wall, and a bottom, a plurality of reinforcing rods disposed in the rear wall and having their upper ends projecting.Y

above the upper edge of the rear 111112290 a plurality of hooked eyes detachably connected to the upper ends of said rods, one to each rod, a cover, and a hinging rod connected to the cover and threaded through the eyes of the hooks and forming there- With a hinge support for the cover.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretofore affixed my signature in the presence of tivo witnesses.

C. A. SEIFERT.

Witnesses:

T. P. ASHFORD, O. L. VVETHINGTON. 

